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A comment on Airbnb’s ‘Guerrilla War’ Against Local Governments. Parent comment

Re:Airbnb’s ‘Guerrilla War’ Against Local Governments by taborj on Wednesday March 20, 2019 @01:08PM (#19444275)
I can't comment to their operational policies, but I have a coworker who owns a house they use for AirBnb, and they make quite a bit of money off of it. Enough to have a house dedicated to AirBnb, and so one of them doesn't need to work. They seem pleased with it, and they're not a corporation by any means.

But, again, I don't have a horse in this race.

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Re:Airbnb’s ‘Guerrilla War’ Against Local Governments by mintplant on Wednesday March 20, 2019 @01:15PM (#19444345)
Frankly, I don't see that as a positive outcome. That house could be someone's home.
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Re:Airbnb’s ‘Guerrilla War’ Against Local Governments by taborj on Wednesday March 20, 2019 @03:36PM (#19445986)
It could be, sure. But in this instance, anyone who could afford that home could afford any of the other (many) houses up for sale in the area. This is in a touristy area, rather than a major city.

I can see this being an issue in a city, where housing is hard to find. But that's not the case in this instance.

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Re:Airbnb’s ‘Guerrilla War’ Against Local Governments by bradlys on Wednesday March 20, 2019 @02:06PM (#19444997)
In the scheme of it being "someone's home", it's not much different than renting it out for a longer period. Both are temporary and are at high risk for being kicked out. (Compared to owning it) No one I know who rents the home they're in claims it to be "their home".
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Re:Airbnb’s ‘Guerrilla War’ Against Local Governments by gamblor956 on Wednesday March 20, 2019 @02:07PM (#19445016)
It's pretty much the exact opposite of being someone's home.

A long-term rental may not be permanent, but it's still a home for the duration of the rental. An AirBnB is not, by definition.

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